"Stalinist values : the cultural norms of Soviet modernity, 1917-1941" : the cultural norms of Soviet modernity, 1917-1941

The author examines Soviet offical culture's dramatic shifts of the mid-1930s - when Stalin began to promote conventional norms - arguing that, far from reversing direction, the Stalinist leadership remained committed to remaking both individuals and society, and was bolstering the socialist order.